Biography
Elizabeth Meriwether's play The Mistakes Madeline Made was originally produced by Naked Angels Theater, and was subsequently produced at Yale Rep and published by Dramatists Play Service. Her other plays include Heddatron, an adaptation of Hedda Gabler featuring live robots which was produced by Les Freres Corbusier, and is published by Playscripts, Inc.; Nicky Goes Goth, which was first produced in 2004 in the New York Fringe Festival; and Oliver, which will be workshopped by the Vineyard Theatre. Ms. Meriwether is currently working on commissions from the Yale Repertory Theatre, Ars Nova, and Manhattan Theatre Club. She wrote the Paramount movie, No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. She is currently the creator and producer of New Girl starring Zooey Deschanel on Fox.